Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-07-28
EHOM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of tho Aloxs. dAzETrEJ
WASHINGTON, D. c., July IS, 1887.


WASHINGTON, D. c., July IS, 1887.
MIR. Barbour has, after great deal ofper-
suasiop. succeeded in inducing the railroad
companies to reduce their rates to delegates
10 the Stale democratic convention at Roam
oke next Thursday to four and a-hali cents
g. mile for the round trip, the regular charge
being six cents. This, it is said. IS as low rs
the lowest excursion rates Mr.. harbour,
the chairman of the State democratic COM
miilee, will start for Roanoke next Tuesday
evening or Wednesday morning. Mr. Scott,
the secretary Of that committee, Will start
ioI that place to morrow, to see that ell the
arrangements for the convention are com
plete. Mr. Barbour says he is IN receipt OF
letters from all quarters OF the state, ana
that their contents induce him to believe
that the convention will re endorse the KID
d eberger bill.
A democratic Congressman from Ohio, at
the Capitol TO day. said the Slate ticket re
Gently nominated by tho democrats OF his
State WAS doubtless az strong as any other
that could have been selected, and would
receive the full party vote. That vote alone,
however, he said, would not elect the ticket,
as Ohio is republican State: Tho chief
hone of the democrats, he said, lay in the
suppOsition that the many antESherman
rcDutlcnns there are so determined in their
opposition that they will stay away IRON
the polls on election day, end let the demo
erals carry the State by default, and thus
etIectually remove NJ. sherman from the
list Of Presidential candidates next year.
Senator Daniel of Virginia left here last
night on short visit TO New York When
no invited the President yesterday to stop
at Lvnchburg on his return from Atlanta
next fall, the President expressed his thanks
for the invitation, but said it would be i'm
possible for him st this time 10 tell whether
or not be could accept it, but that he de-
sired TO SO, and if, on bis return from Allan
ia. time and circumstances were favorable
he would certainly stop at Lynchburg and
CRAFTY that desire The Senator and the
| delegation of Lynchhurgers who accomnn-
MED him TO the White House seem to be
assured that if ii be possible for the Presi'
dent To visit their city next fall he Will GER
| tainly DO so.
The murder of negro barber by negro
| sport" on Pennsylvania avenue here yesterday
evening created great commotlon and excite
| ment among the negroes here. The polic station
| in which he was confined was almost Immediate
| " surrounded by crowd variousy estimated at
| from one to five thousand, who though they
could not see him gaZed at the building, with the
appearance of which they had long been familiar,
until midnight
Whether the long prevailing heat has driven
many of the people OF this city ont Of it or
kecrs them confined to their houses, it is fact
generally remarked upon by observers that rarely
before even in the hottest previous summeIs,have
the streets, stores and hotels presented IN appear
ancc more deserted and less animated than they
now do.
A commit &c from philadelphia representing
the Constitutional Centennial Commission, and
Mcssrs. T. A. Kasson, A. h. Little and H. l.. Car
son. had conference with the President, at the
White House to-day and agreed upon a pro-
gramme for the celebration which will include
reception to the Governors of the States and Ter
ritorcs to bc held by the Governor OF Pennsyl.
yania on September 10. The President informed
tho committee that he was in entire sympathy
with the commission and would do what he could
to make the celebration success The President
had previously accepted an invitation to attend
the celebration and it was arranged that he will
be the guest of the commission on the 10Th, 10th
and 18th of September. lie will be accompanied
to Philadelphia by Mrs. Clcyelapd and several
members of the Cabinet.